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Durham Public Schools PL
Welcome to the Durham Public Schools Professional Learning Schedule of Professional Learning! Here you will find a comprehensive list of PL sessions occurring throughout our district.

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Monday, February 16
 

8:00am EST

Lesson Planning for Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School | Parkwood Elementary School Library
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Randy Lent | [email protected] | TLC; Dr. Perry | [email protected] | Principal
Location: Parkwood Elementary School Library
Description: Teachers will be planning lessons and incorporating explicit instruction and DOK.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Parkwood Elementary School library
  Mathematics, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade |   ELA, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
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8:00am EST

Club Boulevard Required PD- Data Dive and Increasing Rigor in Tasks | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary media center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Jennifer Dunlap | [email protected] | TLC; Jennifer Hall | [email protected] | principal
Location: Club Boulevard Elementary media center
Description: Teachers will look into their MOY data and then work together to discuss how to increase the rigor in their classroom tasks.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Increased Rigor, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am EST
Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

8:00am EST

Insight to Instruction Session 3 | Facilitated by Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School | Holt Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Donya Jones | [email protected] | Principal; Anita Jerrett | [email protected] | Assistant Principal; Tangela Blackwell-Stoner | [email protected] | Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Holt Elementary School Media Center
Description: This session will reflect on Explicit Teaching and planning while focusing on data analysis. Teachers will use the response to data tool provided to dig deeper into instruction and the learners' knowledge. This session will support teachers by strengthen their ability to analyze data correctly, determine strengths, gaps and creating an instructional plan that is effective and efficient for scholars to grow academically.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Interventionists, Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 8:00am - 12:00pm EST
Holt Elementary School Media Center

8:30am EST

SIOP Round 3, Day 3/3 | Facilitated by English as a Second Language | Open District-Wide | Staff Development Center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Sashi Rayasam | [email protected] | Director- English Learner Services; Wendi Love | [email protected] | EL Instructional Facilitator- Secondary; Katie McClure | [email protected] | EL Instructional Facilitator- Elementary
Location: Staff Development Center
Description: Participants will learn instructional strategies to teach English Learners in their classroom environment. Strategies can be used in any grade level and content area. PLEASE NOTE: SIOP training is spread over three days, with time between each training to apply strategies learned. Please sign up for all three days of the SIOP round to receive CEUs and credit for attending. You should also sign up for "SIOP Round 3, Day 1/3" and "SIOP, Round 3, Day 2/3."
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Culturally Responsive Practices, English Learner Services, Increased Rigor, Assessment for Learning, Equity, Reading‚ Writing‚ Thinking‚ Speaking‚ Listening, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, 7th Grade, 9th Grade, 11th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade, 6th Grade, 8th Grade, 10th Grade, 12th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Mentors, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 8:30am - 3:30pm EST
Staff Development Center

9:00am EST

Eno Valley Feb. 16 REQUIRED School PLC | Facilitated by Eno Valley Elementary School | Eno Valley Elementary School | Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Melissa Perez | [email protected] | Teaching & Learning Coach; Taylor Warner | [email protected] | AIG Teacher
Location: Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center
Description: Teachers will analyze mCLASS and iReady MOY assessment data to identify student strengths and skill gaps, determine instructional priorities, and develop targeted small-group plans to support student growth and improve reading outcomes.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: All Roles (Non-Specific)
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Eno Valley Elementary School Media Center

9:00am EST

Glenn - Data Analysis Morning Session | Facilitated by Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School | Glenn Elementary School Music Room
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Kate Hanlon | [email protected] | Coach
Location: Glenn Elementary School Music Room
Description: Teams will be analyzing MOY data through the lens of backwards mapping and standard analysis.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, ELA
Topic(s): Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Glenn Elementary School Music Room

9:00am EST

Mangum PLC: Core Curriculum and Instructional Strategy Alignment | Facilitated by Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School | Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Nancy Wicker | [email protected] | Instructional Coach
Location: Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom
Description: Classroom Teachers and Specialists will work with our Instructional Coach to align strong teaching/instructional strategies to their standards that are aligned in their upcoming curriculum maps
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Advanced Academics-AIG, Assessments-Data-Accountability, Increased Rigor, MTSS, Curriculum and Instruction, Data Analysis
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Coaches, Interventionists, Instructional Assistants, Specialists, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am EST
Mangum Elementary School Media Center/Classroom

9:00am EST

Little River - Lesson Planning for All Tiers and IRP prep | Facilitated by Little River Elementary School | Little River Elementary School | Little River Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Erica McRae | [email protected] | Teaching & Learning Coach and MTSS Facilitator
Location: Little River Elementary School Media Center
Description: Teachers will use their MOY data to plan student support with team members. They will also work on preparing IRPs.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Assessments-Data-Accountability, MTSS, Standards Aligned Instruction, Student-Centered Learning
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistants, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 9:00am - 12:00pm EST
Little River Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm EST

Deconstructing Eureka models and using increasing DOK rigor to we reach all mathematicians | Facilitated by Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary | Club Boulevard Elementary media center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Jennifer Dunlap | [email protected] | TLC; Tangela Blackwell-Stoner | [email protected] | TLC
Location: Club Boulevard Elementary media center
Description: Teachers will vertically identify and then deconstruct models used in Eureka math across the grades k-5. They will identify models and methods that successfully build conceptional understanding in math.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics
Topic(s): Increased Rigor, Curriculum and Instruction, Standards Aligned Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Club Boulevard Elementary Media Center

1:00pm EST

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field and Model and Deconstruct in Elementary Math/Science | Facilitated by Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School | Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Marcia Jacobs | [email protected] | Math and Science Teaching and Learning Coach
Location: Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center
Description: Teachers will review the steps in "I Do" for explicit teaching as it related to math and science.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Instructional Assistants, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Hope Valley Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm EST

Explicit Teaching: Build the Field in Elementary Math /Science | Facilitated by Eastway Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Eastway Elementary School Eastway Media Center or Room 405
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Krystle Bradley | [email protected] | Presenter; Jennifer Keegan | [email protected] | Presenter; Leeya Winstead | [email protected] | Presenter
Location: Eastway Elementary School Eastway Media Center or Room 405
Description: Teachers will observe and explore learn the how to build the field in the ares of math and science.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Assistants, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Eastway Elementary School Eastway Media Center or Room 405

1:00pm EST

Explicit Teaching: Joint Construction vs Supported Practice in Elementary Math/Science | Facilitated by Southwest Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Southwest Elementary School Media Center
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Corin Muller-Yoder | [email protected] | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Southwest Elementary School Media Center
Description: Participants will further their knowledge of explicit teaching by learning the differences between Joint Construction and Supported Practice.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Southwest Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm EST

Virtual Explicit Teaching: Building the Field (All Contents) | Facilitated by Y.E. Smith Elementary School | Open District-Wide | https://t.ly/tXKMZ
FILLING
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity filling up
Presenters: Carlissia Dudley | [email protected] | Facilicator; Olga Todman | [email protected] | Facilicator; Henrietta Scott | [email protected] | Facilicator
Location: https://t.ly/tXKMZ
Description: This session supports educators in using virtual explicit instruction to intentionally build the field and strengthen student understanding across all content areas. Participants will learn practical strategies for activating background knowledge, introducing key vocabulary, and scaffolding learning in online classrooms. Teachers will leave with ready-to-use strategies to increase student access, engagement, and comprehension in virtual instruction
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
Topic(s): Building Learning System Capacity
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Online

1:00pm EST

Mentoring Matters: Steppingstones to Explicit Teaching | Facilitated by Beginning Teachers Program | Mentors; Beginning Teachers; Lyons Farm Elementary | Lyons Farm Elementary
LIMITED
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity seats available
Presenters: Caroline Brickhouse | [email protected] | teacher; Jazma Dickerson | [email protected] | coach; Jennifer Petty | [email protected] | mentor
Location: Lyons Farm Elementary
Description: School-based mentors and beginning teacher pairings will work with Ms. Dickerson, Ms. Brickhouse, and Dr. Petty to upgrade lesson plans that align with the model for explicit teaching.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, ELA
Topic(s): Coaching and Mentoring, Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: Pre-K, 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Mentors, Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Lyons Farm Elementary

1:00pm EST

DOK: Pump Up your Questions in Elementary Math | Facilitated by Bethesda Elementary School | Open District-Wide | Bethesda Elementary School Media Center
FILLING
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Limited Capacity filling up
Presenters: Catherine Hensley | [email protected] | Teaching & Learning Coach; Susan Parent | [email protected] | Teaching & Learning Coach
Location: Bethesda Elementary School Media Center
Description: By the end of this session, participants will: Analyze examples of questions at different DOK levels. Create question strands of varying DOK levels to scaffold students to the full rigor of the standard
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Increased Rigor, Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:00pm EST
Bethesda Elementary School Media Center

1:00pm EST

Explict Teaching: Model and Deconstruct in Elem Math/Science | Facilitated by R.N. Harris Elementary School | Open District-Wide | R. N. Harris Elementary School
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:30pm EST
Presenters: Shaniqua Hood | [email protected] | TLC; Sparkle Howard | [email protected] | TLC
Location: R. N. Harris Elementary School
Description: Understand plan for and implement the model and deconstruct componenet of explicit teaching.
Subject Area(s): Mathematics, Science, Strategy-Based for any content
Topic(s): Curriculum and Instruction
Targeted Instructional Grades: 1st Grade, 3rd Grade, 5th Grade, Kindergarten, 2nd Grade, 4th Grade
Targeted Roles: Teachers
Monday February 16, 2026 1:00pm - 3:30pm EST
R. N. Harris Elementary School
 


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